December 31, 1602Sylvester O'Halloran, surgeon, founder of Limerick Infirmary, and antiquary, is born in Limerick
September 10, 1602Red Hugh ODonnell dies in Simancas, Spain; evidence suggests he was poisoned by an English spy
September 4, 1607Hugh ONeill, Ruari ODonnell and other chiefs of their families depart Lough Swilly for the continent in what has become known as the Flight of the Earls
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